The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 93, Issue 12 - October 16, 2014

\6, 207<jj www.LALOYOLAN.coi LOYOLAN Look back at the highlights of President Burcham'stime at LMU. Page 2 LMU swimming won the PCSC relay this past weekend. Page 12 EST. 1921 VOLUME 93 I ISSUE 12 ‘Homeless Understanding Week9 Leslie Irwin | Loyolan Magis service organization presents its 'Homeless Understanding Week' as a way to shed light on the current situation of homlessness in the U.S. by simulating homeless living situations with sleeping bags, shopping carts and cardboard signs. In addition, students sleep in Lawton Plaza throughout the week to bring homelessness to the forefront of the LMU jjk aift s 1» i| m 1 I ■ Q Ч . Д ; v w ш Mi - ^ - — * Шт+я- Violation prompts Den’s closure The Lion’s Den is closed due to investigation on alcohol consumption by workers. Carly Barnhill Asst. News Editor @carlyabarn The Lion’s Den, LMU’s student -run coffee shop, has been closed indefinitely due to an investigation of alcohol consumption by student employees, according to Director of Campus Recreation Trey Duval. Students were notified of the closure via a sign on the door of the Lion’s Den, which reads, “The Lion’s Den is closed. We apologize for the inconvenience.” Students quickly turned to social media, gossip app Yik Yak and each other to find out more about what happened. Duval and Assistant Director of Campus Recreation Carolyn Espinoza both explained that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported their investigation of the Lion’s Den staff consuming alcohol to Campus Recreation last week. DPS confirmed that their investigation began last week. Duval added that the DPS report stated there were several different instances being investigated and multiple students were involved. “We decided to interview all of our staff members to determine how often this occurred and how many individuals were involved,” Duval said. “While alcohol consumption process occurs, we decided it was best to close the Lion’s Den.” There are 53 Lion’s Den student staff members that are in the process of being interviewed by Campus Recreation, according See Lion’s Den | Page 3 Burcham to deliver final convocation President Burcham will present last convocation adress; not to be focused on his departure. Zaneta Pereira Editor in Chief @zanyzaneta As University President David W. Burcham prepares for his final President’s Convocation, he plans to focus on the three key areas he first identified in his inaugural address as president in March 2011, and which he was consistently revisited throughout his presidency. Since the general theme of the convocation is about change, Burcham plans to focus on “three specific areas in which I think we’ve made significant progress , but there's still work to be done ... continual pursuit of academic excellence, our continuing efforts to enhance our Jesuit and Marymount identity and the fiscal challenges that we face moving forward with respect to keeping LMU accessible and affordable to students .” During the convocation, which takes place today during Convo in Sacred Heart Chapel, Burcham plans to discuss not only the significant changes that have taken place at LMU over the past five years, but also some challenges involving change that the University may face in the future . Although this will be Burcham’s final Presidential Convocation, he has been clear about not wanting his address to be focused on his departure. “There’s eight months left here, and we’ve got a lot to do. So I’m not going to make it a farewell speech,” he said. Lookingbackonpast convocations, Burcham appreciates that preparing for the event “forces me to sit down and take a deep breath and reflect a little bit onprogress made andprogress yet to be made , and pull it together in a way that hopefully inspires the community.” Burcham stressed the importance of such reflection, saying, “Just like self -reflection is important for an individual, I think institutional self-reflection is also important, and so it gives me an opportunity to think a little bit about our institution.” He also urged the LMU community to take a moment and engage in similar reflection on where we've come from, who we are and where we want to be as a university. Senior English major Allison Croley plans to See Convocation | Page 3 Exploring ‘Journeys in Sound and Dance9 Caroline Burt | Loyolan The Laband Art Gallery's exhibition "Following the Prescribed Path" presented "Journeys in Sound and Dance," which featured two different dance performances by dance majors, choreographed by LMU dance faculty. Pictured above are dancers forming a traveling wall for a piece called 'People Wall.' The next performance is on Oct. 23 at 7 pm.